<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Osteoporosis is a progressive bone disorder that can be influenced by many different factors. A cross-sectional study has been conducted with the aim to assess the prevalence of risk factors as well as to identify the possible causes of improvement of the disease. Th e study population consisted of 97 women older than 35 who had previously been diagnosed with osteoporosis. Dualenergy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan was used to determine bone mineral density (BMD) in order to assess the current state of the disease. Th e participants were asked to complete a standardized IOF (International Osteoporosis Foundation) questionnaire. According to BMD measurements, 24.7% of women had normal bone density while 18.6% had T-score lower than -2.5. Th ere was a statistically significant correlation between T-score and the history of previous bone fractures. Besides, a relatively high prevalence of certain risk factors (such as underweight, early menopause, oophorectomy, thyroid and parathyroid disorders etc.) was observed in woman with osteoporosis</p></abstract>

Osteoporosis is a progressive bone disorder that can be influenced by many different factors. A cross-sectional study has been conducted with the aim to assess the prevalence of risk factors as well as to identify the possible causes of improvement of the disease. Th e study population consisted of 97 women older than 35 who had previously been diagnosed with osteoporosis. Dualenergy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) scan was used to determine bone mineral density (BMD) in order to assess the current state of the disease. Th e participants were asked to complete a standardized IOF (International Osteoporosis Foundation) questionnaire. According to BMD measurements, 24.7% of women had normal bone density while 18.6% had T-score lower than -2.5. Th ere was a statistically significant correlation between T-score and the history of previous bone fractures. Besides, a relatively high prevalence of certain risk factors (such as underweight, early menopause, oophorectomy, thyroid and parathyroid disorders etc.) was observed in woman with osteoporosis

Prevalence of Risk Factors Among Women With Osteoporosis

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Osteoporosis is a progressive bone disorder that can be influenced by many different factors. A cross-sectional study has been conducted with the aim to assess...

Prevalence of Risk Factors Among Women With Osteoporosis

Publié en ligne: 19 oct. 2017

Pages: 239 - 243

Reçu: 19 juil. 2016

Accepté: 05 oct. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0080

Mots clés
osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone mineral density, T-score, risk factors

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Prevalence of Risk Factors Among Women With Osteoporosis

Publié en ligne: 19 oct. 2017

Pages: 239 - 243

Reçu: 19 juil. 2016

Accepté: 05 oct. 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjecr-2016-0080

Mots clésosteoporosis, osteopenia, bone mineral density, T-score, risk factors

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
osteoporosis, osteopenia, bone mineral density, T-score, risk factors